The day after the election, Bosworth, 42 of Sioux Falls, S.D., and Clay Walker, 33 of Rapid City, S.D., were charged with election law violations: Class 6 felonies false or forged instrument for filing and perjury. The cases are being investigated by the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation and prosecuted by the S.D. Attorney General’s Office.

S.D. Governor

For S.D. governor, Union County voters supported current Republican Governor Dennis Daugaard with 1,024 votes, giving challenger Lora Hubbel only 234. Across the state, Daugaard received 80.87 percent of the votes.

On the Democratic governor’s ticket, Susan Wismer received 332 votes to Joe Lowe’s 201. Statewide, Wismer received 55.49 percent of the vote.

State Representatives

Incumbent District No. 16 State Representatives Jim Bolin and David Anderson were the top two vote-getters in Union County. Bolin received 752 votes; Anderson, 541; and challenger Kevin Jensen came in third with 487 votes.